New Relic Inc.-posted 27 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Remote • Portland, OR
1,001-5,000 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us! Your opportunity Do you want to work on automating databases and services that process hundreds of billions of transactions per month? Do you seek to build, and deploy database systems across several environments that are highly reliable, performant, and easy to operate via automation? If you find these challenges electrifying, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team building our next generation database platform. You will play an important role in implementing and running our database infrastructure to build a robust and scalable database-as-a-service platform. You will need strong software development and deep hands-on Kubernetes expertise to develop tools and controllers for effective database management.

  • Build an extraordinary database-as-a-service platform that will provide streamlined cloud services for our customers using MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kubernetes
  • Write efficient and optimized code to build tools and applications that facilitate database management and orchestration
  • Monitor and optimize databases to ensure high availability, performance, and security
  • Develop and maintain Kubernetes Operators (controllers) in Go to automate databases and related resources.
  • Develop automation for database and Kubernetes-related tasks such as provisioning, backup, scaling, and monitoring.
  • Champion best practices for database high availability, performance tuning, and security across the platform.
  • 4+ years of extensive experience building and running infrastructure, platforms, highly scalable databases and database infrastructure.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science, or education/experience in a relevant field.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, including developing and maintaining controllers.
  • Knowledge and experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure Google Cloud) and their managed database services (e.g., RDS, Amazon Aurora, Elasticache).
  • Experience in software development using Go. Deep, hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including the development of custom controllers/operators.
  • Solid understanding of the Linux operating system and concepts such as virtual machines and containers.
  • Experience in infrastructure as code frameworks (Terraform).
  • Experience working with Agile methodologies.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with ability to diagnose and to address and resolve sophisticated database-related issues in production environments.
  • Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing with a passion for growth and collaboration.
  • Proficiency in MySQL, PostgreSQL, and/or Redis including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
  • Direct experience building or operating a DBaaS platform in production environments.
  • Experience with graph databases, vector databases, and distributed databases.
  • Experience with Kubernetes-native control planes like Crossplane for managing and provisioning cloud resources declaratively.
  • Experience with GitOps workflows for deploying and managing Kubernetes-based services, using tools like ArgoCD and configuration templating solutions such as Helm.
  • healthcare
  • dental
  • vision
  • parental leave and planning
  • mental health benefits
  • a 401(k) plan and match
  • flex time-off
  • 11 paid holidays
  • volunteer time-off
  • other competitive benefits designed to improve the lives of our employees
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